even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
reconciliation; make peace with
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
in search of; in order to look for
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
even if; even though; however; no matter how
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
retreating figure; appearance from behind
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching